il 28I Tug ARIAN 'INVITED TO ORTHODOX FAITH. very text is borrowed from Is. xlv. 23. where God, the only true God, the just God and Saviour, is represented as the ob- ject of religious worship, and that upon the account of his god- head, as well as of his salvation : And therefore it is the same godhead that may lay a just foundation for the worship of Christ in those very places of scripture in the New Testament, which require us to worship him as God-man, or Mediator. See further, John v. 23. where all men are ordered to honour the Son even as they honour the Father. There are some characters which seem to imply godhead united to man in tbecorltext, viz. having life in himself, raising the dead, doing whatsoever the Father Both; &c. And if the last verses of Jude be a doxology given to Christ, he is there called theonly wise God our Saviour, which is a sufficient ground for such a doxology. And I think the reasons which I have formerly given for the proof of this exposition, maintain a good degree of strength still, notwithstanding what has been said in opposi- tion to it. II. Asthere are some scriptures under the Old Testament which demand the worship of God the Father on the account of his being the one true God, Omniscient, omnipotent, and the Creator of all *things ; so there are other scriptures which de- mand the worship of him upon theaccount of the various bene- fits which he has bestowed upon Israel, viz. because he has brought them out of the land of Egypt and the house of bond- age, because he has delivered and saved them, he is their Re- deemer and their King*. It is the divine nature thatrenders 'God the Fattier properly capable of religious worship according to the scripture, but his various benefits are strong reasons and obligations upon all mankind, and especially upon his own peo- ple to worship him. These benefits do not add a new founda- tion for his worship, but add new obligations upon creatures to pay him divine adoration. These benefits do also determine and model the special forms and expressions of worship, paid to God the Father : He is to be worshipped, because he is Gad, but he is to be worshipped in this or that formof address, that is, as a deliverer, or a Saviour, &c. because he rescued and saved his people. In like manner, as there are some, texts of scripture which Sn it is said in the New Testament ; Rev, xix. 1, 2. tt Salvation, and glory, and honour, to theLord our God, for true and righteous are bis judg- ments." Rev. iv. II. s, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour, for anti hast created all things. Creation and judgment, truth and righteousness are the reasons or motives given for the worship of the Father , But his divinity stands as the foundation of worship, whatever particular operations may be as- signed as the reasons and motives of it. So Christ may be said to he worshipped because he is Creator a, well as Judge; John r. 3. John v, 22, 23. yet his divi . nay lies at the bottom to support it:
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